Hand-grapple.



Wlv AUTENRIBTH.

HAND GRAPPLE.

APPLICATION MLPD nume, 1909.l

Patented (m1;.19,1909.l

Smm@ O/L v/7 @SMM www l WILLIAM AUTENRIETH, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HAND-'GRAPPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

Application filed January 16, 1909. Serial No. 472,598.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM AUTENRIETH, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inHand-Grapples, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand grapples or hooks, especially to thoseadapted for use in connection with the pendent handstraps provided instreet-cars or like conveyances for the steadying of standingpassengers, and still more especially to the grapple already forming thesubject-matter of Patent No. 901,057 granted me October 13, 1908.

The object of the invention is to simplify and somewhat cheapen my saidprevious invention and, also, to render the device relatively moreconvenient in manufacture, packing and use.

The invention comprises a flexible loop or strap and a hook of peculiarconstruction pivotally-attached to one end of the strap and formed of asingle piece of stiff `wire bent into a horizontal U-shape hook-memberat its lower portion, a vertical oblique sidemember extended laterallyand upwardly from the lower limb of said U-shape member and a horizontalL-shape upper portion extended from said side-member parallel to andabove said U-shape member, whereby the said upper L-shape member isadapted to be engaged in the lower end of a pendent hand-strap used instreet-cars or the like.

The details of my invention will be fully hereinafter described and myimprovement particularlv pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmy improvement herein; Fig. 2, a frontI elevation showing my improvementin use at the lower end of a pendent hand-strap such as is used in astreet-car or like conveyance; Fig. 3, a front elevation of thehook-member forming the essential feature of the grapple comprising myinvention herein; and Fig. 4, a vertical section taken on the dottedlinea, a, of Fig. 1, with the flexible loop shown broken 0E slightly belowits connected portion with the hook or grapple portion ofmy improvement.

In these views, l indicates a short flexible strap or loop made ofsuitable webbing, leather, or other desirable material, and 2 thecustomary flexible hand-strap used in street-cars or like conveyancesfor steadying or supporting the standing passengers or occupantsthereof.

3 indicates the customary horizontal bar from which said hand-strap 2 issuspended.

The grapple or hook portion of the device forming the essential featureof my invention herein is composed of an upper horizontal member or bar4 having a snort downwardly-turned outer end 5, a verticaloblique-ly-bent side-1nember6 at the opposite end of said horizontalmember 4, a lower horizontal member 7 extended inwardly from saidside-member 6 and parallel to said upper member 4, and an intermediatehook-member 8 disposed parallel to said members 4 and 7 and directedtoward the side-member 6. The hook-member 8 forms a horizontal U-shapemember suitably spaced away from said side-member 6 and is adapted toinclose the upper looped-end 9 of the short llexible hand-strap 1 thatis pivotally or loosely engaged over the lower horizontal member 7 ofthe grapple.

Fastening devices, such as shown at 10 and comprising eyelets or rivetsare used to connect the opposite ends of the webbing or leather of thehand-strapv 1 where attached to the lower cross bar or member 7 of thegrapple-hook.

The hook-member forming the essential feature of my device is preferablymade of stili' metal wire that has some resiliency to take more or lessof the vibrations of the conveyance when in motion and to support thepassenger in a comfortable position, especially one of short stature whocannot conveniently reach the customary pendent hand-strap '2. Theobliquely-arranged sidemember 6 of the hook adapts it to a directvertical or perpendicular pull when in position for useand obviates anyinclination of the hand-strap 2 to deflect from a perpendicular line,such as would follow Vin the use of a perpendicular member 6. The outerhook-member 5 extends beyond the, outer perpendicular line of theU-shape hook 8 and prevents the hook slipping from place in thelowerloop of the pendent hand-strap 2 when in use.

When the device is not in use, it can be conveniently carried in thepocket or in the palm of a gloved hand, by simply wrapping the shortexible hand strap or loop l around the hook member or grapple proper.

In w-appe@ condition vthe,evle is of" small compass and occupies butlittle space on the person, and is readily unwrapped'forf use;

I claim?- A hand-grapple comprising a flexibler hand strap and anopen-sided hook-member bent into a horizontal upper-member having anouter pendent hook end,v a pendent obli'quely-bent side-member at' theOpposite end of uppeiememberf; horiontal lower-member extended from saidslde-mem- L bei1 parallel; tbox-said upper-member and an intermediatehook-member bent inwardly -'o'ni Said lower-member toward saidsidemember.

I'iivt'ally--connected,toy oneV end of saidhand-y I strap and formed of:et single strip of Wire,

WILLIAM AUTENRTETH. f

Witnesses:

JOHN ELIAS JONES, NORMA KEISER.

